**1.** Each Contracting Party shall have the right to designate airlines for the purpose of operating the agreed services on each of the specified routes and to withdraw or alter such designations. Such designations shall be made in writing and shall be transmitted to the other Contracting Party through diplomatic channels.
**2.** On receipt of such a designation, and of applications from the designated airline, in the form and manner prescribed for operating authorisations and technical permissions, the other Contracting Party shall grant the appropriate authorisations and permissions with minimum procedural delay, provided:
in the case of an airline designated by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland:
it is established in the territory of the United Kingdom under the Treaty establishing the European Community and has a valid operating licence in accordance with European Community law; and
effective regulatory control of the airline is exercised and maintained by the EC Member State responsible for issuing its Air Operator’s Certificate and the relevant aeronautical authority is clearly identified in the designation; and
the airline is owned, directly or through majority ownership, and it is effectively controlled by EC Member States or the European Free Trade Association and/or by nationals of such states.
in the case of an airline designated by the Kingdom of the Netherlands:
it is established in the territory of the Netherlands Antilles and is licensed in accordance with the applicable law of the Netherlands Antilles;
the Netherlands Antilles aeronautical authority has and maintains effective regulatory control of the airline; and
the airline is owned, directly or through majority ownership, and is effectively controlled by the Netherlands Antilles and/or by nationals of the Kingdom of the Netherlands who are permanent residents of the Netherlands Antilles.
the designated airline is qualified to meet the conditions prescribed under the laws and regulations normally applied to the operation of international air services by the Contracting Party considering the application or applications.
**3.** When an airline has been so designated and authorised it may begin to operate the agreed services, provided that the airline complies with the applicable provisions of this Agreement.
Artikel 4
Designation and Authorisation
Deze tekst geldt sinds 1 mei 2008